Where does “παντάθλιος” come from?

παντάθλιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄθλιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

παντάθλιος (Ancient Greek): most wretched

Definitions

  1. most wretched

Ancestry of “παντάθλιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄθλιοςprize challenger
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄθλιος
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